GORDONVILLE, TX — Officials have identified Karen Christian, Annie Gentry, and Collin Howell as the three passengers that were hurt in a plane crash in Gordonville, Texas on Sunday, March 29th, 2015. News reports out of the Texoma area said that the accident happened around 4:00 Sunday afternoon.
51-year-old Karen Christian, 14-year-old Annie Gentry, and 17-year-old Collin Howell were hurt when the plane they were passengers in crashed for reasons currently under investigation in the 300 block of Greenbriar Road. Police have not said exactly what happened when the plane went down.
All three were taken by EMS to area hospitals after the accident. The pilot was identified in the report as Robert Gentry, who was taken to Texoma Medical cCenter where he was last reported in fair condition.
The investigation into the accident is underway at this point.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
With a plane crash, people automatically assume a National Transportation Safety Board investigation is going to provide all the answers, but really, this may not be the case. The NTSB handles a wide variety of accidents nationwide, and are often backlogged and overworked. Because of this, investigations, and the answers they provide can sometimes take as much as a year and a half, which cuts down on the time victims are given to file a claim, should one be necessary depending on the findings, up to three quarters. In order to save time, and get answers faster, and independent investigation can be conducted. These independent investigators are not over-worked with a massive caseload like the NTSB, and often find things that federal agencies tend to miss while rushing to the next case.
— Grossman Law Offices
